Albert Sidney Johnston Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 I finished my latest campaign the other day on Major General difficulty. I have a tough decision now. I haven't played Legendary since before the fixed army feature. I haven't played as a bluejacket since, like, Chancellorsville came out. So should I start a legendary CSA campaign? Or should I turn in my grey coat for a blue one, and try to crush the Rebellion? What are the main differences between the Union campaign and the CSA campaign? Is it more fun, less fun? Which do you guys prefer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansGruber Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 2 hours ago, Albert Sidney Johnston said: I finished my latest campaign the other day on Major General difficulty. I have a tough decision now. I haven't played Legendary since before the fixed army feature. I haven't played as a bluejacket since, like, Chancellorsville came out. So should I start a legendary CSA campaign? Or should I turn in my grey coat for a blue one, and try to crush the Rebellion? What are the main differences between the Union campaign and the CSA campaign? Is it more fun, less fun? Which do you guys prefer? Resources and recruits are the biggest difference. The Union will have more available equipment and manpower (whether bought from the armory or the government). However, their recruits are only half as good as the CSA i.e. CSA rookies will have stats around the 20's while USA's rookies have stats around the 10's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre Bolkonsky Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 2 hours ago, Albert Sidney Johnston said: I finished my latest campaign the other day on Major General difficulty. I have a tough decision now. I haven't played Legendary since before the fixed army feature. I haven't played as a bluejacket since, like, Chancellorsville came out. So should I start a legendary CSA campaign? Or should I turn in my grey coat for a blue one, and try to crush the Rebellion? What are the main differences between the Union campaign and the CSA campaign? Is it more fun, less fun? Which do you guys prefer? Congrats on playing out the campaign! Blue Coats. I love the South, but the North is fun to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Grigg Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 57 minutes ago, Andre Bolkonsky said: Congrats on playing out the campaign! Blue Coats. I love the South, but the North is fun to play. I agree with AB, the north is fun to play, and congrats on playing through the whole campaign. It is a marathon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Sidney Johnston Posted August 8, 2017 Author Share Posted August 8, 2017 15 hours ago, Major Grigg said: I agree with AB, the north is fun to play, and congrats on playing through the whole campaign. It is a marathon! Thanks so much, guys! Well, I suppose I'm off to accept commission of Union forces at the Battle of Philippi. I'll drive those rebels clear back to Richmond! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre Bolkonsky Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 11 hours ago, Albert Sidney Johnston said: Thanks so much, guys! Well, I suppose I'm off to accept commission of Union forces at the Battle of Philippi. I'll drive those rebels clear back to Richmond! Start Campaign: Tactics Cavalry Business 4 Recce 3 Politics 1 Org 1 Econ 1 Logistics Phillipi (Train Station) Assault INITIAL OOB: Woods / Scales 2x 6 gun bde Loomis / Walton 850 / 840 man infantry +1 Org (2) + 4 = 28 -4 Palmettos 24 points Distress Call Meeting 1 corps of 8 Bde +1 Org (3) + 4 -4 Gibbons 24 points BULL RUN MAJOR Assault 1 Corps of 10 Bdes Assault +2 Politics (5) +10 (34) Crossroads Defense 1 Corps of 9 Bdes +1 ORG (4) 2000 man Bde +4 (38) -6 - 4x 24 PDR 32 River Crossing Assault 1 Corps of 12 Bdes +1 Politics (6) +4 (36) -4 Sherman (32) SHILOH MAJOR Defense 2 Corps 0f 20 Bdes +2 Politics (8) +10 (42) 7 Pines Defense 1 Corps of 6 Bdes +1 Politics (9) +4 (46) Rendevous Meeting 1 Corps of 8 Bdes +1 ORG +1 (5) +4 (50) Secure River Assault 1 Corps of 12 Bdes +1 ORG +1 (6) +4 (54) GAINES MILL MAJOR Defense 1 Corps of 20 Bdes 1 Corps of 10 Bdes (+2) +1 Politics (10) +1 ORG (7) +15 (69) MALVERN HILL MAJOR Defense 2x Corps of 15 Bdes each (+2) Medicine (2) +15 (84) Kettle Run Attack 7 Bdes +1 Medicine (3) +4 (88) Thoroughfare Gap Defense 10 Bdes +1 ORG (8) +4 (92) -6 Reynolds -6 20Parrott (80) 2nd BULL RUN Attack Max of Four Corps 2 Primary x 20 Bde each 2 Second x 20 Bde each +2 Medicine (5) +20 (100) -6 Meade (94) Crampton's Gap Attack 9 Bdes +1 ORG (9) +4 (98) -4 Burnside (94) South Mountain Attack 20 Bdes +1 ORG (10) Cap +4 (98) -18 Rifles -7 Cannon (73) ANTIETAM Attack 5 Corps of 20 Bde each +2 Medicine (7) +25 (98) -6 Patrick Kelly (92) iuka Attack 10 Bdes +1 Medicine (8) +5 (97) -6 Carroll (91) Perryville Defend 14 Bdes +1 Medicine (9) +5 (96) -20 1861 -15 Parrotts (61) FREDERICKSBURG Attack 5 Corps of 24 Bde Each 3 Primary 2 Reserve +2 Medicine (10) Cap Training (1) +30 (91) Parkers Crossroad Defend 10 Bdes +1 Train (2) +5 (96) - 10 Rosencran -5 Sheridan (81) STONES RIVER Defend 3 Corps of 20 Bdes Each +2 Train (4) +20 (101) (100) - 20 1861 (80) Supply Raid FREE CAVALRY +1 Train (5) +5 (85) Nanesmond River Attack 14 Bdes +1 Train (6) +5 (90) Siege of Suffolk Defend 18 Bdes +1 Train (7) +5 (95) -20 Parrott -15 Carbines (60) CHANCELLORSVILLE + Salem Church Attack 3 Corps @ 25 Bdes 1 Corps @ 15 Bdes +3 Train (10) +38 (98) BONUS!! -10 Sickles (88) 2nd Winchester Defend 13 Bdes +1 Economy +5 (93) -20 Spencer -5 Stannard (68) GETTYSBURG Defend 3 Corps @ 25 Bdes +2 Logistics +30 (98) AAR Union Campaign Table.docx Union Battle Deployment Tables.docx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre Bolkonsky Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 My gift to you, and anyone else who wants them. They're the hard copy of the build on the AAR I was doing. Well tested beginning to the Union Campaign. The prestige points are probably correct, but given the last tweak to the game might need to be revisited. To make it easy, you can download the files at the bottom of the graph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Sidney Johnston Posted August 10, 2017 Author Share Posted August 10, 2017 18 hours ago, Andre Bolkonsky said: My gift to you, and anyone else who wants them. They're the hard copy of the build on the AAR I was doing. Well tested beginning to the Union Campaign. The prestige points are probably correct, but given the last tweak to the game might need to be revisited. To make it easy, you can download the files at the bottom of the graph .... whoa. Thank you so much, Andre! This will really help me get on my feet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aetius Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 On 8/7/2017 at 7:43 PM, Albert Sidney Johnston said: What are the main differences between the Union campaign and the CSA campaign? Is it more fun, less fun? Which do you guys prefer? The main difference with the Union is that you'll find yourself struggling to maintain experienced units and leaders. In the CSA campaign, you can almost always use rookies as replacements and your units will still progress in experience over time. Union brigades often require an injection of veterans after each battle to progress. The initial Career points are pretty much the same - AO to reasonable levels, then Politics - but Medicine and then Training become more important more quickly. It's okay not to max out Politics asap, because you aren't nearly as limited on money/manpower, your recruits are less valuable, and you really need to preserve your experienced troops. As the Union you also have more flexibility on reputation purchases, rather than having to buy every soldier available, and buying generals can make sense because your leadership pool is smaller and less experienced than the Confederates. Finally, the Union has a HUGE advantage in available artillery - there's no need to scrape by with captured 12pd Howitzers or 6 pounders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hjalfnar_Feuerwolf Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Just take a look at my videos, curse me for being THAT bad and do it better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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